Mother and son

Joshua Travis, 20, prepares to head back to college at Illinois State University in Bloomington after spending Spring Break in Park Forest with his adoptive mother Maria Travis.

Joshua Travis, 20, prepares to head back to college at Illinois State University in Bloomington after spending Spring Break in Park Forest with his adoptive mother Maria Travis. (Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune)

Joshua Travis, 20, prepares to head back to college at Illinois State University in Bloomington after spending Spring Break in Park Forest with his adoptive mother Maria Travis.